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Joshua Lederberg

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
25225
World Ranking
6162
National Ranking
2898

Joshua Lederberg publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joshua Lederberg sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 337 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Joshua Lederberg D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joshua Lederberg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Presidential Medal of Freedom, United States
  • 2002 - David Rall Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1997 - Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
  • 1995 - ACM AAAI Allen Newell Award For pathbreaking contributions to the application of computer science research in chemistry and biology; and for leadership in building a computer-networked community of workers in these areas.
  • 1994 - ACM Fellow
  • 1989 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his work in bacterial genetics and immune cell single type antibody production; for his seminal research in artificial intelligence in biochemistry and medicine; and for his extensive advisory role in government, industry and international organizations that address themselves to the societal role of science.", Presented by President Bush at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1989.
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1971 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1958 - Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria
  • 1957 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Joshua Lederberg was affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research record included a publication titled Pandemic as a Natural Evolutionary Phenomenon published in 2020 in Social research.

The publication venues where they frequently published included:

  • Social research

The recent paper authored by Joshua Lederberg is listed as:

  • Pandemic as a Natural Evolutionary Phenomenon, 2020, Social research

Throughout their career, Joshua Lederberg was recognized with several awards, including:

  • Nobel Prize, 1958, for discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1957
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1971
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1982
  • US President's National Medal of Science, 1989, for work in bacterial genetics, immune cell single type antibody production, seminal research in artificial intelligence in biochemistry and medicine, and advisory roles in government and industry
  • ACM Fellow, 1994
  • ACM AAAI Allen Newell Award, 1995, for contributions to computer science applications in chemistry and biology and leadership in building a computer-networked research community
  • Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement, 1997
  • David Rall Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2002
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom, United States, 2006

Best Publications

  • REPLICA PLATING AND INDIRECT SELECTION OF BACTERIAL MUTANTS

    Joshua Lederberg;Esther M. Lederberg

  • Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States

    Joshua Lederberg;Robert E Shope;Stanley C Oaks

  • GENETIC EXCHANGE IN SALMONELLA

    Norton D. Zinder;Joshua Lederberg

  • Genes and Antibodies

    Joshua Lederberg

  • `Ome Sweet `Omics--A Genealogical Treasury of Words

    Joshua Lederberg;Alexa T. Mccray

  • Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Organic Chemistry: The DENDRAL Project

    Robert K. Lindsay;Bruce G. Buchanan;E. A. Feigenbaum;Joshua Lederberg

  • Gene Recombination in Escherichia coli

    Joshua Lederberg;Edward L. Tatum

  • Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response

    Mark S. Smolinski;Margaret A. Hamburg;Joshua Lederberg

  • The beta-d-galactosidase of Escherichia coli, strain K-12.

    Joshua Lederberg

  • Cell Genetics and Hereditary Symbiosis

    Joshua Lederberg

  • On generality and problem solving: a case study using the DENDRAL program

    Edward A. Feigenbaum;Bruce G. Buchanan;Joshua Lederberg

  • Bacterial Protoplasts Induced by Penicillin

    Joshua Lederberg

  • A cell-membrane bound fraction of bacterial DNA

    A.T. Ganesan;Joshua Lederberg

  • Sex Compatibility in Escherichia Coli.

    Joshua Lederberg;Luigi L. Cavalli;Esther M. Lederberg

  • Gene Recombination in the Bacterium Escherichia coli.

    Edward L. Tatum;Joshua Lederberg

  • Genetic Studies of Lysogenicity in Escherichia Coli.

    Esther M. Lederberg;Joshua Lederberg

  • Antibody Production by Single Cells

    G. J. V. Nossal;Joshua Lederberg

  • Isolation and Characterization of Biochemical Mutants of Bacteria

    Joshua Lederberg

  • Concentration of biochemical mutants of bacteria with penicillin.

    Joshua Lederberg;Norton Zinder

  • Gene Recombination and Linked Segregations in Escherichia Coli.

    Joshua Lederberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward A. Feigenbaum
Edward A. Feigenbaum Stanford University
Bruce G. Buchanan
Bruce G. Buchanan University of Pittsburgh
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi Stanford University
John J. McCarthy
John J. McCarthy University of California, Irvine
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton Columbia University
Norton D. Zinder
Norton D. Zinder Rockefeller University
Alexander Rich
Alexander Rich MIT
Edward L. Tatum
Edward L. Tatum Rockefeller University
Harold Masursky
Harold Masursky United States Geological Survey
Conway B. Leovy
Conway B. Leovy University of Washington

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Best Scientists Citing Joshua Lederberg

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Ronald Greeley

Arizona State University

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Peter Daszak

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Loet Leydesdorff

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John R. Roth

John R. Roth

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Bruce G. Buchanan

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Publications: 24

James Hughes

James Hughes

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Publications: 23

James B. Pollack

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Publications: 22

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Publications: 20

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Harald von Boehmer

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Publications: 18

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Christopher C. Goodnow

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